Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
Tata Metaliks DI Pipes has got environmental clearance for capacity expansion of its ductile iron pipe plant in West Bengal from 1,10,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 3,00,000 tpa, entailing an investment of ₹350 crore Tata Metaliks DI Pipes, a Tata Steel group company, has a plant in Pashchim Medinipur …
The company plans to expand its refinery at Visakhapatnam from 8.33 MTPA to 15 State-run HPCL has received the environmental clearance (EC) to expand its refinery at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from 8.33 million tonne per annum to 15.0 MTPA. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), under the Ministry of Environment …
The Centre's green panel has given the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance to Reliance Jio Infocom to build the Indian part of the Asia-Africa- Europe One (AAE-1) submarine cable system at Mumbai. AAE-1, the largest next generation subsea cable system spanning around 25,000 km and linking South Asia to Africa …
JSW Dharamtar Port has received green clearance for expansion of its jetty facility with an investment of Rs 1,550 crore at Dolvi village in Raigad district of Maharashtra. JSW Dharamtar Port Ltd (JSWDPL) is a special purpose vehicle created under the aegis of JSW Infrastructure Ltd to handle the cargo …
A green panel EAC has rejected Tata Sponge Iron's plea to exempt it from public hearing for setting up of a 12.5 MW thermal power plant in Odisha, and suggested that the Union Environment Ministry may take a call on the issue based on the government policy. Public hearings are …
The government has extended the validity of environment clearance (EC) from five years to seven years, a senior environment ministry official said. "We have notified the extension of the validity of EC from five years to seven years. The EC can be renewed for a maximum period of three years," …
The Environment Ministry's green panel EAC has deferred the decision to grant environment clearance to the KRIBHCO Shyam Fertilizers for expansion of Rs 4,132 crore ammonia and urea project in Uttar Pradesh, and has sought more information. The ministry gives environment clearances (EC) to 'A' category projects based on the …
Environment Ministry's green panel EAC has approved drug maker Aurobindo Pharma's proposal to expand its bulk drugs facility in Medak district in Telangana, entailing an investment of about Rs 300 crore. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), the ministry gives final green nod to the 'A' …
Environment Ministry's panel EAC has deferred the decision to grant environment clearance (EC) to Essar group firm Vadinar Oil Terminal Ltd for expansion of a marine terminal in Gujarat and has sought more information from the company. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' category projects based on the …
Environment Ministry's expert panel, EAC, has suggested use of imported coal with higher ash content of up to 25 per cent, as against 12 per cent now, to help domestic thermal power plants use higher grade coal and bring down the cost of generation. The recommendation comes against the backdrop …
The Centre's ambitious Rs 9,393 crore Ken-Betwa river interlinking project will impact "very significantly" the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, a green panel has said while suggesting that the issue needs to be studied more carefully before granting final green signal. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' …
The Union environment and forests ministry has accorded environmental clearance to Rs 5,465 crore fertiliser plant proposed at Ramagundam in Khammam district. National Fertilisers Ltd, Engineers India Ltd and Fertiliser Corporation of India had earlier signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to setting up an ammonia and …
Aditya Birla Group flagship UltraTech Cement has got Environment Ministry's clearance to expand capacity at its Awarpur plant in Maharasthra, which would entail an investment of Rs 248 crore. The company has proposed to raise production of clinker, a raw material for cement manufacture, to 4.5 million tonnes per annum …
Government is likely to extend till June 2018 the validity of environment clearance (EC) given to Asian Paints the country's largest paint maker for expansion of its Patancheru unit in Telangana. The EC, granted to Asian Paints in 2008 for expansion of its Patancheru plant, expired in 2013. During this …
An expert panel of the environment ministry has recommended forest clearance for three crucial hydro projects located in the Siang river basin, Arunachal Pradesh, that will collectively denude 200 hectares of biodiversity rich forests. The three projects – Pauk, Heo and Tato-I, are all proposed on Yarjep River, a tributary …
In a scathing letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), environmentalists and former senior bureaucrats have exposed inadequacies in the environment impact assessment (EIA) of the ambitious Ken-Betwa river link project. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), who have authored the letter, …
Government has given environment clearance for expansion of AIIMS Residential Colony at Ayurvigyan Nagar in the national capital, which would entail an investment of about Rs 360 crore. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), an autonomous apex hospital that offers health care along with a teaching medical college …
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will have to carry out new Environment Impact Assessment and Public Hearing as the Environment Clearance (EC) obtained for the Athirappilly project has expired, says A. Latha of River Research Centre, Chalakudy. The five-year validity period of the EC, issued in 2007, expired this …
The 163-MW Athirappilly hydroelectric project, proposed across the Chalakudy river, has received the go-ahead from the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects. Proposed by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) a decade ago, the project stirred political controversies and agitations with various environmental groups opposing it. …
In a landmark judgement, the National Green Tribunal has quashed the office memoranda (OM) issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF) on Dec 12, 2012 & June 27, 2013 for “consideration of proposals for TORs/Environment Clearance/ Coastal Regulatory Zone clearance involving violation of the Environment …
